Mrs. Arrington-Steele
READING COMPREHENSION STRATEGIES
Use the following metacognitive markers to process the text while you read:
Something that resonates with you
Something you find interesting
Something you wonder about
Something you loved
Take notes on: v A question I have . . . v Thoughts that I’m pondering . . . v An important point . . .
Effective Reading Strategies: üPrior Knowledge—what you bring to the text. Use it to connect to new information. üPredict—what do you think will happen next. Look for the meaning and not just make unreasonable guesses. üMonitor--payattention to when you don’t “get it” and identify the hard parts that create difficulty for you. üQuestion— ask yourself if you understand what the text is about. üFix it--think about what they already know about the subject. This may create a hook to connect the new and unfamiliar information. Also, go back and reread and ask, “Do I get it now?” Adjust your reading speed to fit the difficulty of the text. üImage (visualize)--creating images in the mind. It’s the mental movie that plays while you read. üInferring--is the ability to understand what the author means when the meaning is not directly stated. When you visualize, you have to infer a meaning in order to form a picture in your mind. üSummarizing--requires you to determine what is important (the main ideas) in what you are reading and to put it into your own words. üEvaluate—assess the text.What did the text make you think about? Does the text remind you of anything? Was the text informative? Did you understand the text? üSynthesize-- information integrates the words and ideas in the text with your personal thoughts and questions and gives you the best shot at achieving new insight . Use this set of questions to support your thinking
oWhat do I know about this topic?
oWhat do I think I will learn about this topic?
oDo I understand what I just read?
oDo I have a clear picture in my head about this information?
oWhat more can I do to understand this?
oWhat were the most important points in this reading?
oWhat new information did I learn?
oHow does it fit in with what I already know?
Post-reading strategies
After you read these strategies might help you synthesize, interpret and evaluate what you’ve read:
See if you can paraphrase what was in the text
Discuss reactions to what you read and how it fits with what you know; identify facts vs. opinions
Discuss the themes, issues, characters, and author’s point of view
Compare the text to your predictions
Discuss the process and strategies you used – which worked well?
Decide on the most important messages in the text and use these to write your own comprehension questions
The GIST of something is the main idea. Sometimes you don’t need to remember all the details but read just to get the GIST of the material.
READING COMPREHENSION STRATEGIES
Use the following metacognitive markers to process the text while you read:
- Something that resonates with you
- Something you find interesting
- Something you wonder about
- Something you loved
Take notes on:v A question I have . . .
v Thoughts that I’m pondering . . .
v An important point . . .
Effective Reading Strategies:
ü Prior Knowledge—what you bring to the text. Use it to connect to new information.
ü Predict—what do you think will happen next. Look for the meaning and not just make unreasonable guesses.
ü Monitor--payattention to when you don’t “get it” and identify the hard parts that create difficulty for you.
ü Question— ask yourself if you understand what the text is about.
ü Fix it--think about what they already know about the subject. This may create a hook to connect the new and unfamiliar information. Also, go back and reread and ask, “Do I get it now?” Adjust your reading speed to fit the difficulty of the text.
ü Image (visualize)--creating images in the mind. It’s the mental movie that plays while you read.
ü Inferring--is the ability to understand what the author means when the meaning is not directly stated. When you visualize, you have to infer a meaning in order to form a picture in your mind.
ü Summarizing--requires you to determine what is important (the main ideas) in what you are reading and to put it into your own words.
ü Evaluate—assess the text.What did the text make you think about? Does the text remind you of anything? Was the text informative? Did you understand the text?
ü Synthesize-- information integrates the words and ideas in the text with your personal thoughts and questions and gives you the best shot at achieving new insight .
Use this set of questions to support your thinking
- o What do I know about this topic?
- o What do I think I will learn about this topic?
- o Do I understand what I just read?
- o Do I have a clear picture in my head about this information?
- o What more can I do to understand this?
- o What were the most important points in this reading?
- o What new information did I learn?
- o How does it fit in with what I already know?
Post-reading strategiesAfter you read these strategies might help you synthesize, interpret and evaluate what you’ve read:
- See if you can paraphrase what was in the text
- Discuss reactions to what you read and how it fits with what you know; identify facts vs. opinions
- Discuss the themes, issues, characters, and author’s point of view
- Compare the text to your predictions
- Discuss the process and strategies you used – which worked well?
- Decide on the most important messages in the text and use these to write your own comprehension questions
The GIST of something is the main idea. Sometimes you don’t need to remember all the details but read just to get the GIST of the material.